diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/spatial/operator.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/spatial/operator.py
index 56de51f45b..2b9493e1d3 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/spatial/operator.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/spatial/operator.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class CopyToContainer(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
         old_to_new = {}
         containers = [tool.Ifc.get().by_id(c.ifc_definition_id) for c in sprops.containers if c.is_selected]
         for obj in context.selected_objects:
-            result_objs = core.copy_to_container(tool.Ifc, tool.Spatial, obj=obj, containers=containers)
+            result_objs = core.copy_to_container(tool.Ifc, tool.Collector, tool.Spatial, obj=obj, containers=containers)
             if result_objs:
                 old_to_new[tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj)] = result_objs
         # Recreate decompositions
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/spatial.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/spatial.py
index 35f5708a94..580c7e4099 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/spatial.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/spatial.py
@@ -60,10 +60,11 @@ def remove_container(ifc, collector, obj=None):
     collector.assign(obj)
 
 
-def copy_to_container(ifc, spatial, obj=None, containers=None):
+def copy_to_container(ifc, collector, spatial, obj=None, containers=None):
     element = ifc.get_entity(obj)
     if not element:
         return
+    collector.sync(obj)
     from_container = spatial.get_container(element)
     if from_container:
         matrix = spatial.get_relative_object_matrix(obj, ifc.get_object(from_container))
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/collector.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/collector.py
index a2be00654f..eaf0e57c7e 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/collector.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/collector.py
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ class Collector(blenderbim.core.tool.Collector):
         # This is the reverse of assign. It reads the Blender collection and figures out its IFC hierarchy
         element = tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj)
 
-        if element.is_a("IfcProject") or element.is_a("IfcGridAxis") or element.is_a("IfcOpeningElement"):
+        if (
+            not element
+            or element.is_a("IfcProject")
+            or element.is_a("IfcGridAxis")
+            or element.is_a("IfcOpeningElement")
+        ):
             return
 
         if not obj.users_collection:
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/test/core/test_spatial.py b/src/blenderbim/test/core/test_spatial.py
index d8d52c9220..88210a9682 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/test/core/test_spatial.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/test/core/test_spatial.py
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ class TestRemoveContainer:
 
 
 class TestCopyToContainer:
-    def test_run(self, ifc, spatial):
+    def test_run(self, ifc, collector, spatial):
         ifc.get_entity("obj").should_be_called().will_return("element")
+        collector.sync("obj").should_be_called()
         spatial.get_container("element").should_be_called().will_return("container")
         ifc.get_object("container").should_be_called().will_return("container_obj")
         spatial.get_relative_object_matrix("obj", "container_obj").should_be_called().will_return("matrix")
@@ -92,10 +93,11 @@ class TestCopyToContainer:
 
         spatial.disable_editing("obj").should_be_called()
 
-        subject.copy_to_container(ifc, spatial, obj="obj", containers=["to_container"])
+        subject.copy_to_container(ifc, collector, spatial, obj="obj", containers=["to_container"])
 
-    def test_using_an_absolute_matrix_if_there_is_no_from_container(self, ifc, spatial):
+    def test_using_an_absolute_matrix_if_there_is_no_from_container(self, ifc, collector, spatial):
         ifc.get_entity("obj").should_be_called().will_return("element")
+        collector.sync("obj").should_be_called()
         spatial.get_container("element").should_be_called().will_return(None)
         spatial.get_object_matrix("obj").should_be_called().will_return("matrix")
 
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ class TestCopyToContainer:
 
         spatial.disable_editing("obj").should_be_called()
 
-        subject.copy_to_container(ifc, spatial, obj="obj", containers=["to_container"])
+        subject.copy_to_container(ifc, collector, spatial, obj="obj", containers=["to_container"])
 
 
 class TestSelectContainer: